Bergdahl says that during his five years of captivity, he was beaten, blindfolded and chained spread-eagle to a bed, and then later chained inside a cage. He also claims he tried to escape a dozen times.

House Speaker John Boehner says Bergdahl is innocent until proven otherwise, just like any other America, but adding that, “The more troubling part of this is the fact that we transferred five prisoners from Gitmo in this trade, and there’s new reports that one of them is already back on the battlefield.”

Bergdahl has been at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio on desk duty since his return. If convicted, he could spend the rest of his life in captivity.